ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 26 October 1928, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

“BODY AND SOUL.” “GRAND THEATRE TO-NIGHT. No finer cast of dramiaitic actons has ever been assembled than the three jtaus seated by Meitro-Goldwyn-Mayer to interpret the'intensely gripping story of “Body and Soul,” a drama of unusual v power with the Alps as ats ma-ies-ifcie background, which opens a twpnioi.it season at tire: Grand Tlieatretoniov.t. The authoress, Katherine NewjhT Burt, gave her story only four principal. characters, but their experiences Hire sufficient to provide material for iialf a dozen modern novels. The three chosen stars are Lionel Barrymore, iVilcen Pringle and Norman Kerry—ad seasoned players and popular artists with urge individual followings. Lionel Barrymore plays Dr. Leydon, a 'famous surgeon reduced to a state of sodden stupidity by drink. He becomes infatuated with a young Swiss peasant woman in a measure retrieves him,sen from the depths but becomes so msanelv iealpus of her that he chains her np in an outhouse. She is .rescued by a young mountaineer and from this point onward one dramatic moment follows another with, impelling rapidity. -Newman Kerry, as the mountaineer is buoyant, sincere and decidedly likeable; liis scenes with Barrymore, ui wliieh he demands the ireedam of the woman he now loves, and whom the doctor still loves in his drunk-crazed mind, are amazingly vmd and aanpu-s----sive. Other films of interest which mil be shown in support are M.G.M. News, comedv and serial, The Vanishing Rider.”